Archive for category: self-care

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Change Is Inevitable, How to Make it Tolerable

For years, I walked around telling people how much I liked change. I bore easily and tire of maintaining things. I like newness and the spark of building something for the first time or transforming things for the better. Truth is, I loved changes…

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Inside M E Clarke Consulting, Leadership, self-care, success, thought pieces, wisdom

What Gets You in the Door, Won’t Keep You in the Room: A Reckoning with Burnout

Burnout is rarely a personal failure. More often, it is a signal that the way work is structured, decisions are made, and success is defined is no longer sustainable. The grit that builds an organization in its early stages can quietly become the very thing that exhausts the leader who built it.

The Importance of Self Care

Click the following link to explore a presentation of quotes and images about self care. Presentation of Self Care Quotes Take note if a quote, image, or idea resonates with you. Where do you feel it in your body? What does it evoke within…

Safe and Sacred Space Guided Meditation

Find a quiet and comfortable place to listen to a guided seven minute body scan meditation.

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Calm in the Face of the Storm

Staying Steady in Unsteady Times "Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with ourselves. If we are at war with our parents, our family, our society, or our church,…

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An Invitation on this Winter Solstice

I’ve long been mesmerized by the cycles and rhythms of nature. I try to catch the sunrise and sunset each day, and love watching the moon transform from a giant, glowing orb to barely a sliver in the sky. Two of my favorite days of the year…

self-care, successful change, work in action

Mindset, WHY and Succeeding at Resolutions

Our thinking, literally our mindset is what makes the ultimate difference in our being well. The alternative is living in a state of dis-ease. What I think, what I tell myself directly influences what I do, who I am, and how I show up.

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Recognizing and Understanding Your Triggers

To those who’ve been active in resisting the tumultuous transition of one White House administration to another, the word “trigger” might make sense. For others, it might seem irrelevant. Throughout the election and inauguration season,…

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What is Trauma and Why Does it Matter?

When you see “trauma” what comes to mind? Maybe you can still feel pain from your own past traumas. Perhaps you paint a picture of what you know it to be or what you think it might be. For some, we might think of personal, individual experiences,…

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Tools for Trauma

Capacitar, an international network working in more than 35 countries, specializes in teaching and sharing wellness practices to empower the citizens of the world. Inspired by their work, mission and dedication to wholeness, we are sharing some…

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Diversity in the Workplace

Think about the people who push you to be creative, who challenge your thinking, and introduce you to new ideas- are they just like you? No, not usually. One of the best gifts of our work is to be able to partner with and serve a diverse…

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Happiness

At MECC we are committed to fostering our own happiness both in and outside of the workplace. This month, we invite you to take a step back, take a deep breath, and step into happiness. Here are a few tips to create habits of happiness: Concentrate…